Vincent Mancini, the illegitimate son of Michael's long-dead brother Sonny Corleone, arrives at the reception. Michael and Kay have an uneasy reunion when Kay reveals that she and Anthony know the truth about Fredo's death. Kay supports his decision, but Michael wants Anthony to complete his law degree first nevertheless, Michael agrees to let Anthony go his own way. Patrick's Old Cathedral in Michael's honor, Anthony tells his father that he is leaving law school to become an opera singer. At the reception following a papal order induction ceremony in St. Michael and Kay are divorced their children, Anthony and Mary, live with Kay. Wracked with guilt over his ruthless rise to power, especially for having ordered his brother Fredo Corleone's assassination, he donates millions to charitable causes. In 1979, Michael Corleone is approaching 60. In December 2020, a re-cut version of the film, titled Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone, was released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the original version.

It grossed $136.8 million and was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It was released in the United States on Christmas Day, December 25, 1990. It premiered in Beverly Hills on December 20, 1990. The film was distributed by Paramount, which also distributed the previous two films. The Godfather Part III received generally positive reviews, albeit not to the same extent as the earlier two films critics praised Pacino's performance and the screenplay, but criticized the convoluted plot and Sofia Coppola's performance. The film also includes fictionalized accounts of two real-life events: the 1978 death of Pope John Paul I and the Papal banking scandal of 1981–1982, both linked to Michael Corleone's business affairs.Ĭoppola and Puzo's intended title for the film was The Death of Michael Corleone, which Paramount Pictures rejected Coppola considers the series to be a duology, while Part III serves as the epilogue. A sequel to The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), it concludes the fictional story of Michael Corleone, the patriarch of the Corleone family who attempts to legitimize his criminal empire. It is the third and final installment in The Godfather trilogy. The film stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton, and Sofia Coppola. The Godfather Part III is a 1990 American crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from the screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo.

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